A fire early Thursday at the site of the former Blue Heron paper mill is expected to smolder for the next 24 to 48 hours, possibly sending smoke and ash over Oregon City, officials said. Regulators with the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality said the fire did not pose a risk to river and air quality.

PORTLAND, Ore. — The small Oregon city at the heart of a major U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year that allowed cities across the country to enforce homeless camping bans is facing a fresh lawsuit over its camping rules, as advocates find new ways to challenge them in a legal landscape shifted by the high court's decision.

A fire, called in at about 3:45 a.m. Thursday at the former Blue Heron paper mill in Oregon City, closed Southeast McLoughlin Boulevard, Main Street and Oregon Highway 99E. The Oregon Department of Transportation closed 99E in both directions from Oregon City to just north of Canby.

OREGON CITY, Ore. (KATU) — A 3-alarm fire broke out at the former Blue Heron paper mill located in Oregon City early Thursday morning. Firefighters were dispatched to the scene just after 3:45 a.m. Several streets including 99E are closed in the area around the old mill.

A disability rights advocacy group on Thursday filed a lawsuit to halt the city of Grants Pass from closing one of two sanctioned homeless camps and restricting the hours of the other. The new suit is the first major case following last summer’s U.

Firefighters battled a 3-alarm blaze at the old Blue Heron paper mill in Oregon City Thursday morning, Clackamas Fire reported. Officials close

Firefighters tackle a large blaze at the historic Blue Heron paper mill in Oregon City, affecting local traffic.

Nine former Western Oregon women’s basketball players filed a $28 million lawsuit against the university on Wednesday, in which they allege year-long abuse.

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The Oregon City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to approve a zoning variance and special-use permit for the Oregon Fire Protection District to expand its fire station in the city's River Front Commercial District.

Oregon is noted for having the largest dark sky sanctuary in the world as well as the best national park in the US for stargazing.

A man in the central Oregon city of Bend says he was responsible for some of the googly eyes placed on sculptures there.